Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation

May be required to successfully complete a probationary period

For the GS 12: You must have at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal Service that included performing duties such as: interpreting laws and regulations as applied to specific instances in claims adjudication; adjudicating cases of unusual technical difficulty such as cases involving coordination with other agency programs such as workers compensation or Social Security benefits, disability determinations, and changes in payment amounts; expediting resolution of special, unique case problems or actions; recommending and help developing ADP changes such as corrections, enhancements and working directly with programmers to implement enhancements to the automated systems; and/or experience developing formal lessons plans for training programs and delivering briefings, workshops, and formal training.

Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Relocation expenses will not be paid.

The full performance level of this position is GS-12.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Administration and Management

Oral and Written Communication

Planning and Evaluating

Teamwork

Technical Competence

All qualified Non Competitive applicants and the best qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.

Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.
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